Web Development

Web Development

Web development is the process of customizing the websites to suit client's requirements. Depending upon the business and complexity of functionality web development work is taken up. It will require some special features like CMS, or OS commerce features . icode infotech has the experience and expertise to take up complex web development projects also.

Web development is a broad term for the work involved in developing a web site for the Internet (World Wide Web) or an intranet (a private network). Web development can range from developing the simplest static single page of plain text to the most complex web-based internet applications, electronic businesses, and social network services. A more comprehensive list of tasks to which web development commonly refers, may include web design, web content development, client liaison, client-side/server-side scripting, web server and network security configuration, and e-commerce development. Among web professionals, 'web development' usually refers to the main non-design aspects of building web sites: writing markup and coding. For larger organizations and businesses, web development teams can consist of hundreds of people (web developers). Smaller organizations may only require a single permanent or contracting webmaster, or secondary assignment to related job positions such as a graphic designer and/or information systems technician. Web development may be a collaborative effort between departments rather than the domain of a designated department.

A web application is an application that is accessed over a network such as the Internet or an intranet. Web applications rely on a common web browser to render the application executable. Common web applications include webmail online retail sales online auctions and many other functions.

Practical Web Development

Basic –:

• Graphic design / web design
• Information architecture and copywriting/copyediting with web usability, accessibility and search engine optimization in mind

The above list is a simple website development hierarchy and can be extended to include all client side and server side aspects. It is still important to remember that web development is generally split up into client side coding, covering aspects such as the layout and design, and server side coding, which covers the website's functionality and back-end systems.

Advanced –:

• GUI (Graphic User Interface) design
• Audio, Video and Animation processing & encoding (for web usage)
• Flash Capabilities (animation, audio, video, scripting)
• Web content management system Deployment and/or Content management infrastructure design, development and integration
• Web applications development, integration and deployment
• Web server stress testing (how much traffic can a web server running a specific application endure before collapsing)
• Web site security analysis & testing
• Web site code optimization (which is an important aspect of search engine optimization)
• Project management, QA and other aspects common to IT development